Sunday, May 31, 2009

A Day at the Giro

La Corsa Rosa finished in Rome today and of course we had to be there since we just completed our Umbria & Le Marche tour and were back in Rome on Saturday. We found our friend Mauro Mondonico at the start and visited for awhile, then hit the souvenir stands where Heather poses with "Girbecco" the official stuffed mascot. A bit of rain and wind cooled things off and even caused race-leader Denis Menchov to crash on the slick cobblestone roads but in the end he prevailed over Danilo DiLuca. Tomorrow we're off for some R & D on a new "secret" itinerary to debut next year if things go well. We may post some photos but we'll make any erstwhile competitors do more work than browse our website for ideas for their next tour so we'll be tight with details until later in the year. CIAO!

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Larry and Heather met while leading bike tours in Italy, married soon after, and have since enjoyed almost 30 years of cycling guide experience. We launched CycleItalia in 1998 (after a decade working with another tour operation) to share our unique passion for Italy with you. CycleItalia has its roots in the Italian cycling getaways we planned as a couple during our time off, exploring the little-traveled backroads of untouristed regions, discovering small family-run inns and enjoying authentic country cuisine. We coined the phrase "pedala forte, mangia bene!' (ride hard, eat well!) to describe our philosophy and while imitators come and we've now created Piedmont Cycling Resort to offer complete flexibility for your Italian cycling vacation. Join us!